INTRODUCTION TO

SEQUENCE /
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
SEQUENCE
A function whose domain is a set of consecutive integers (list of
ordered numbers separated by commas).

is a list of items/objects which have been arranged in a

sequential way. It is a set of elements that follows a pattern,
where order is important. Each number in a sequence is called a
term.
Term – are usually denoted by a1 , a2 , a3 , …

A sequence may be generated from shapes, patterns, or rules.

TERM
1, 3, 6, 10, 15
First term : a1 = 1

Second term : a2 = 3

Third term : a3 = 6
 TYPES OF SEQUENCE
1 2
FINITE SEQUENCE INFINITE SEQUENCE
• A sequence that have 1st term and last • A sequence without ending.
term. • The number of terms cannot be
• The number of terms can be determined.
determine.
 Examples of Finite Sequence
1 2 3

2, 4, 6, 8, 10 1, 2, 4, 8 85, 80, 75, 70, 65

There are 5 terms. The first There are 5 terms. The first
There are 4 terms. The first
term is 2, the second term is term is 85, the second term
term is 1, the second term is
4, the third term is 6, the is 80, the third term is 75,
2, the third term is 4, and
fourth term is 8, and the last the fourth term is 70, and
the last term is 8.
term is 10. the last term is 65.
FIND THE NEXT TERM OF
A SEQUENCE
Find the next two terms of each sequence.
A. 5, 8, 11, 14, ...

B. 243, 81, 27, …

C. 7, 14, 28, 56, …

D. 24,-12, 6, -3, …

B. 15, 7, -1, -9, …

 Find the next term of each sequence.
A. 1, 4, 7, 10, ...
1 1 1
B. 1, , , , …
4 9 16

C. 2, 4, 8, 16, …
D. 1,-2, 3, -4, …

E. 0, 3, 8, 15, …
 FINDING THE GENERAL
FORM OR NTH TERM OF A
SEQUENCE
Writing the Terms of a
Sequence
 FINDING THE GENERAL FORM OR NTH TERM OFA
SEQUENCE
The general term or the nth term of a sequence is a formula that
will generate a sequence, where n is a natural number (1, 2, 3,..)

Examples: Find the first 5 terms of a sequence given the nth

term.

A. an = n + 3 B. an = 3 + 4n C. an = n2
 FINDING THE GENERAL FORM OR NTH TERM OF A
SEQUENCE
The general term or the nth term of a sequence is a formula that
will generate a sequence, where n is a natural number (1, 2, 3,..)

Examples: Find the first 4 terms of a sequence given the nth

term.

A. an = 3n – 2 B. an = 3n + (-1) 2 C. (−𝟏)𝒏
𝟐𝒏 −𝟏